Fear of the FBI’s future direction has risen after Donald Trump announced that Dan Bongino, who has never worked for the department, will become the next vice director.
Bongino, a former New York police officer and secret service agent who provided security to George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, has voiced Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen He is best known as a conservative commentator who supported him.
His appointment as deputy appointment of newly confirmed director Kash Patel is the first in the 117-year history of the bureau, where the post office of the deputy prime minister has not been held by one of the senior agents. It’s an appointment.
Furthermore, following Patel’s confirmation as director, it has already heightened the high fear.
“Donald Trump named far-right Magazine podcaster Dan Bongino, the infamous conspiracy theorist who promoted the lie that the 2020 election was “stolen” and served as deputy director of the FBI. . God help us all,” he posted an X-account Republican against Trump.
Greg Nunziata, a Republican and former advisor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is more likely than Patel, who portrays the bureau as the arm of a so-called “deep state” dedicated to undermining Trump. He warned that this was an extreme appointment. He vowed to turn his Washington headquarters into a museum.
“Kas Patel should have been redline. Bongino is what you get when a (Republican) senator is at work and fails to say no to Patel,” Nunjiata wrote .
“Trump administrators are turning federal law enforcement into unqualified, principled, partisan minions. That’s unacceptable and conservatives need to say that.”
Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy wrote: The entire Dan Bongino show tells listeners that the world is over and so they will buy dozens of survivalist products he sells. I know this feels like a bad dream. it’s not. ”
Trump announced the appointment of Bongino in a post about his true social network late Sunday night, calling it “great news for law enforcement and American justice!”
The president praised Bongino, who failed three Republican times in the Maryland and Florida Capitol races, as “a man of incredible love and passion for our country,” and as “one of the most successful.” He said he was giving up his position: a national podcaster to serve.
However, Bongino’s qualifications are being questioned as the Deputy Director has traditionally been in charge of the Bureau’s daily execution business.
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The FBI Agents Association, which represents many agencies, said that his deputy director had “gained a Patel agreement that, as in the case of 117 years, should remain onboard, active special agents. I have written previously to asserting members for many persuasive reasons, including operational expertise and experience, and the trust of a special agent population.
Former Fox News host Bongino, like his boss, has a book that, like Patel, claims the existence of a “deep state” conspiracy against Trump. In 2018, he said: “My life right now is to own Libs.
His appointment was greeted with joy by Trump supporters.
“This is incredible news!! Thank you @dbongino for the sacrifice. I know this serves our country. America has gotten a massive upgrade. “They posted by Turning Point USA right-wing provocateur and founder Charlie Kirk.
Bongino’s installation raises uncertainty about the fate of two senior station agents Brian Driscoll and Robert Kissan, who filled the positions of acting director and proxy, while Patel waits for confirmation .
The pair rejected the administration’s request to provide names of the thousands of agents who worked on an investigation into the January 6, 2020 riots. election.
